Palin’s favorite store forced to change its name

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AP – Ellen Arvold owner of the Out of the Closet consignment store stands by the door of the shop and talks …
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s favorite consignment shop has been forced to change its name after she brought the trendy, upscale Anchorage boutique unintended legal problems during last year’s presidential campaign.

Out of the Closet owner Ellen Arvold said she was served a cease-and-desist letter by a Los Angeles-based chain of thrift stores with the same name — same trademarked name, it turned out — after Palin mentioned her store in an interview.

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